Virginia Concrete Conference

March 9, 2006Holiday Inn Select-Koger South Conference Center

Richmond, VA

Jerry Blanding,

Innovative Contracting Engineer

FHWA NRC

Baltimore, MDMarch 9, 2006

Accelerated Construction Technology Transfer (ACTT)

What is ACTT?

ACTT is a strategic ACTT is a strategic processprocess, which uses , which uses various technologies and techniques to various technologies and techniques to reduce construction timereduce construction time while while enhancing enhancing safetysafety and and qualityquality..

(Faster, Safer, Better)

Quality

•• ACTT allows for innovationACTT allows for innovation•• Speeding up does not mean ‘cutting corners’Speeding up does not mean ‘cutting corners’•• Yes, there is a simple cure for poor quality…Yes, there is a simple cure for poor quality…

Do it right the first time, every time!

About the ACTT:

•• Emphasis is to Emphasis is to --“Get in, Get out, Stay out”“Get in, Get out, Stay out”

•• TRB initiated the concept (A5T60)TRB initiated the concept (A5T60)•• FHWA/AASHTO (TIG)FHWA/AASHTO (TIG)

Implementation2-Day Workshop•20-30 national transportation experts•20-30 local counterparts•11 skill sets•Project specific•FHWA/AASHTO/State DOT fund workshop

ACTT Skill Sets

ROW/Utilities/RR PavementsTraffic Engineering/Safety/ITS Construction Structures EnvironmentInnovative Contracting GeometricsInnovative Financing Public RelationsGeotech/Acc.Testing/Materials

Why ACTT?Address customer needs

• Intensified activity• 1995 & 2000 national survey

Vital Few• Environment• Safety • Congestion

Builds momentum for Change• High performance materials• Customer demands change• Utilization of New technologies

Here is an example!

Mammoet Accelerated Bridge Removal

Accelerated Projects

Big I, NMI-40 Bridge, OKHyperfix, INI-84, ORBaldorioty de Castro Bridge, PRChurch Street Bridge, New Haven, CT

Prefabricated Bridge construction

ACTT Workshops:

Held an ACTT workshop

Scheduled an ACTT workshop

Considering an ACTT workshop

Lessons LearnedProject Specific Recommendations

• Montana DOT• Wyoming DOT

General Application• Optimize Pre-fabrication• Aggressive PR, Single POC• WZ Incident Management• Optimize closure

Sharing Lessons LearnedWorkshop ReportWorkshop FlyerInterim ReportHard Copy to DOT/FHWA DOWebsite:

www.fhwa.dot.gov/construction

Benefits of ACTT:• Encouraging the development of strategies that

generate positive change• Creating a framework for informed consideration

of innovations• Facilitating removal of barriers to innovation• Improving motorist and worker safety• Advocating continuous quality improvement

Future WorkshopsOH DOT - 2/21-23/06 (completed)NH DOT- 2/21-23/06 (completed)NYSDOT - 3/21-23/06HI DOT- 4/18-21/ 06NC DOT - 4/23-25/06Alaska - Spring 06ODOT Fall 06

Additional State requests are coming into FHWA routinely

ACTT FundingState

• Project Workshop costs are Federal Aid Eligible

• Employee Local Travel• Employee Time • Invitational Travel – (non-federal)• Logistical Costs

FHWA• Final Workshop Report• Federal employees

ContactsRick Smith, WSDOT, (360)705-7150, smithrick@wsdot.wa.gov

Jerry Blanding, FHWA, (410)962-2253, jerry.blanding@fhwa.dot.gov

Jim Sorenson, FHWA, 202-366-1333,James.sorenson@fhwa.dot.gov

Christopher Schneider, 202-493-0551,Christopher.schneider@fhwa.dot.gov

Thank You

Jerry Blanding(410)962-2253Jerry.Blanding@fhwa.dot.gov

Questions?